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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Schwartz's faith throughout his childhood?
2. What event does Schwartz describe as only the beginning to relating to others?
3. In Chapter 6, Schwartz states that one should focus on __________.
4. Schwartz explains that you must develop a sense of ________ where you can get a perspective on your feelings and thoughts.
5. Schwartz believes that it is important to not let one believe that they are _____.
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 8, Morrie discusses newly found freedom of being whom you want to be. Explain this freedom and why it suddenly occurs.
2. In Chapter 7, Morrie discusses how one in declining health should act when trying to relate to others. Explain the traits that Morrie states one should have when relating to others.
3. In Chapter 6, Morrie explains the importance of not becoming useless. Explain why not becoming useless is so important.
4. At the end of Chapter 7, Morrie talks about how friends and family will have a distorted image of their loved one who is suffering. Explain this distorted image.
5. In Chapter 10, Morrie describes his past religious experiences. What was Morrie's childhood religion? What worldwide event changed his religious views?
6. In Chapter 9, Morrie explains the importance of "emotional space." What is emotional space, and why is it important to one experiencing declining health?
7. In Chapter 7, Morrie begins to discuss how one in declining health should act when relating to others. Explain Morrie's views on listening to others, when making new acquaintances
8. In Chapter 6, Morrie discusses the sociologist Erving Goffman. Explain how Morrie incorporates Goffman's theories into his own ideas.
9. In Chapter 8, Morrie discusses Martin Buber. Who is Buber, and what significance does he have to Morrie?
10. In Chapter 8, Morrie stresses the importance of having time alone. Explain why alone time is so important to someone who is ill.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The theme of not being afraid to ask for help when it is needed can be found throughout the book. Explain why Schwartz believes that asking for help is not a bad action. Be sure to include specific examples from the book to fully support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Morrie Schwartz has a definite target audience for his book "Morrie: In His Own Words." Describe Schwartz's intended audience. Give specific examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Schwartz describes an extremely passionate scene from a group therapy session that he attended to help express loss. Describe this therapy session and the reward that Schwartz was able to obtain from this therapy session.
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